Itaba massacre
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The Itaba massacre was, according to
armed forces of Burundi.[2]
The Burundian authorities blamed the deaths on cross fire between government forces and the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD). Human rights groups[who?] have stated that civilians were deliberately targeted.[3]
In 2002, the European Union called for an independent inquiry into the killings after criticising the judicial proceedings of a military court which found two officers guilty of failing to obey orders. They were sentenced to four months in prison, and released, having already served that time since their arrest.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Burundi: No justice for victims of the Itaba massacre". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ www.xaviermissionaries.org https://web.archive.org/web/20071116145439/http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/M_Life/NewsArchive/AfricaNews/Bur_ItabaShock.htm. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Grand Slacs" (PDF). Grandslacs.net. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ www.publicinternationallaw.org https://web.archive.org/web/20040825175926/http://www.publicinternationallaw.org/docs/PNW3/PNW.11March_03.htm. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004.
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